-age
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle English -age, from Old French -age, from Latin -āticum. Cognates include French -age, Italian -aggio, Portuguese -agem, Spanish -aje, Romanian -aj.
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): /ɪdʒ/, /ədʒ/ (earlier loans and when attached to any non-French roots)
- IPA(key): /ɑʒ/ (more recent loanwords from French such as massage, mirage, barrage, etc.)
- IPA(key): /eɪdʒ/ (obsolete)
SuffixEdit
-age
- forming nouns with the sense of collection or appurtenance.
- forming nouns indicating a process, action, or a result
- forming nouns of a state or relationship
- forming nouns indicating a place
- forming nouns indicating a charge, toll, or fee
- forming nouns indicating a rate
- percent + -age → percentage
- mile + -age → mileage
- forming nouns of a unit of measure.
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
process, action or result
place
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AnagramsEdit
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
SuffixEdit
-age
- Creates nouns from verbs and from other nouns. It denotes:
Derived termsEdit
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle French -age, from Old French -age, from Latin -āticum, greatly extended from words like rivage and voyage.
PronunciationEdit
SuffixEdit
-age
- Forming nouns with the sense of "action or result of Xing" or, more rarely, "action related to X".
- Forming nouns with the sense of "state of being (a) X".
- (rare) Forming collective nouns.
Usage notesEdit
- Although the historical suffix has had many applications (e.g. family relationships, locations), it is now restricted primarily to the sense of "action of Xing", and many terms now have little to no connection with the most common uses. This is especially notable of those descended from actual Latin words in -aticus such as fromage and voyage.
DescendantsEdit
See alsoEdit
JapaneseEdit
RomanizationEdit
-age
Middle EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old French -age, from Latin -āticum.
PronunciationEdit
SuffixEdit
-age
- Forms nouns indicating a right or relationship.
- Forms nouns indicating a charge, toll, or fee.
- (not productive) Used in nouns taken from Old French indicating actions, results, groups, etc.
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
Middle FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old French -age, from Latin -āticum.
SuffixEdit
-age
- forms nouns with the sense of "action or result of Xing" or, more rarely, "action related to X"
- forms nouns with the sense of "state of being (a) X"
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- French: -age
OccitanEdit
SuffixEdit
-age
- (Mistralian) Alternative form of -atge
Old FrenchEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
SuffixEdit
-age
- forms nouns with the sense of 'action or result of'
- forms nouns with the sense of 'state of being'